Kansas got an F for tobacco prevention control and spending and cessation, a D for its 79-cent cigarette tax and an A for smoke-free air (restrictions on where smoking is allowed). It earned props for the association for banning smoking in almost all public spaces. Missouri, however, was taken out to the woodshed. In addition to getting F's across the board, Missouri was dinged with two "thumbs down" scoldings for sucking particularly hard at controlling tobacco. "Thumbs down for Missouri for spending little state money on tobacco control programs despite smoking costing the state over $4.7 billion in economic costs every year," the Lung Association wrote. It also griped about the state having the lowest cigarette tax — 17 whole cents — in the country.
But both states shouldn't beat themselves up too badly. Thirty-two states and Washington, D.C., received an F. Could this news change legislators' plans to not even consider raising the cigarette tax during the current legislative session? Nah, probably not. But it might bolster the American Cancer Society's drive to get voters to approve a 3.65-cent increase. They're hoping to get a referendum on the November ballot.
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Destroying: D-E-S-T-R-O-Y-I-N-G My "rural education " included spelling.
*crustybastard
..you sound like a missouri teabugger...i can see that rural education working for you. normative realitivism really works for you.
people like you are the weakest of americans..destorying our country.
Nobody ever mentions the POSITIVE aspects of smoking. I happen to know firsthand that it's an inexpensive way to {slowly} get your windows tinted!
Sorry but it is not Puritanism. For all the things you listed drink, have sex, look at porn, go to nudie bars, etc, etc-if you choose to partake of those activities you are not forcing me to imbibe with you. Smoking is different. If you decide to light up next to me you are forcing me to ingest that crap as well. My right to clean air supercedes the right of a smoker to pollute themselves and me. Smokers don't live in a bubble but it certainly presents some interesting ideas.
Enough with the Puritanism, already!
In a free society, adults should have the right to choose whether or not to smoke, drink, have sex, look at porn, go to nudie bars, marry, divorce, use contraception, have kids, get abortions, etc.
Just because you don't do THIS thing or oppose THAT thing doesn't give you some special right to prevent other adults from choosing differently.
Some people's choices aren't good. Live with that fact, and feel good about the fact you don't make bad choices. But don't use the government to tax or regulate away other people's ability to choose.
That just makes you a fascist.
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